I have a book addiction that began with Nancy Drew in kindergarten. I've read pretty much all genres, to exclude non-fiction because I love to read for the escapism. I only review books that I feel strongly about, whether for good or bad. I think of truthful, honest, reviews as being there as a 'pay-it-forward' for others.

So, really - 3.5 stars.I really did like the Qhuinn/Blay resolution, it worked for me. What's getting frustrating is the long, slow build, and go-nowhere secondary stories that slogging through (skimming, actually. Couldn't help it) barely keeps me awake. I'm sure that eventually we'll come to see some important relevance to Assail, Sola, Trez, iAm, etc., but in the meantime, it's just a jumble of starts with no resolution, and that's really annoying.As always, while I read the BDB books, I'm involved, absorbed, and pretty much enjoying, until I get to the end and then sit back and think to myself, "What just happened here?" And THAT cuts off a bit of the star ranking for me.